Right on the heels of my pattern release... I am also launching a 30% discount on all my self published patterns, and a KAL in my Ravelry group to go along with it! :oD

All you have to do to participate in the KAL is take and post a picture of your norichan knits project at your CO to the thread and then another photo of your FO! The KAL started today, and goes on until November 30th! I wanted to make sure this was a nice, relaxed KAL, so I'm giving everyone plenty of time to join. :o)

I think this is a great head start for holiday gifts! If you're like me, you have grand ambitions at the beginning... then next thing you know, you're frantically knitting till the deadline! I'm thinking about doing a Cesario for my brother. I think he'd like one in a solid blue or black. Do you have any thoughts on which pattern you'd like to work on?

I hope to have you join me in this KAL! I think it will be a lot of fun!

Oh yeah, I may have forgotten. Did I forget to mention prizes? ;op Right now the following prizes are available:

- one self published pattern by norichan knits of your choice.

- one copy of my next self published pattern (scheduled to be published mid to late Nov).

- one skein of yarn by indie dyer Dragyn Knyts! (picture to be added to the ravelry thread shortly, I just need to get it first!!)

And who knows... in the next two months, maybe a few more prizes will be thrown in!

Welcome!

*excited face*!! My @kindred.red yarn came from the raffle drawing I won from @bornandraisedknits fund raiser!!!
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I forgot that it was arriving, and then ripped it open when I saw it!! Eeps! The colors are even better in person! 🤤
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Should I cast on something now so that it can count for #theufoproject ?? 😂
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But seriously... It's so gorgeous. I can stop hugging it!!
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If you weren't following me last year, then you probably don't know how many UFOs I have. Would you like to guess? I'll put the answer at the end of this post.
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Last summer, I ran #theufoproject for three months, and I'd love to do it again!
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What is The UFO Project? It's a goal to reduce the number of UFOs I have laying around. From June 1 - Aug 31st, I am not going to CO any new projects (excepting designs), and I'm going to work on either finishing old projects or frogging them.
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In an effort to keep myself on track, I'm inviting you all to also participate! There's no strict rules, but it's a lot of fun to be working on this together! 🥰
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You make your own rules (like maybe, for every 2 projects you finish up or frog, you get to cast on for 1 new one), and just use the hashtag #theufoproject so we can all see the progress you're making! It's amazing how much stuff you get to reclaim at the end of this!!
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So, most people will say they have so many UFOs, but so far, I think I still shock people with how many I have. 😂
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Last year I had 50+ UFOs, and managed to get down to under 35!!! 💪🏽 This year, I think I'm likely to be around 45 UFOs, and have a goal to get under 25! 😜
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So, did you manage to guess how many I have? I'll be doing an official count next week... I really hope I don't embarrass myself by having even more than I'm even expecting...
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[Image description: UFOs knit by Noriko that includes: a sock that's about 6 years old, a mitt 3 years old, a sweater that's maybe 4 years old, and a shawl that's 1 year old.]
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Through the past 5 years of designing, I've changed and grown. It makes me happy to look through what I've created, but also it surprises me to see exactly what growing as a designer means.
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One of those is recognizing when there may be a flaw with a design. With this design, Kaiyo, I commonly heard the complaint that the ribbing was not enough to keep the rest of the capelet/poncho on shoulders.
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Because I'm unable to design full time, this has been haunting me for awhile. It took me a little while, but I'm now working on the update to add shaping to the ribbing to make this pattern more user friendly!
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I can't wait to get this update out to you! 💕
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About to cast on to revamp an old pattern! It took me years to find a perfect yarn to replace the original, and I think I finally did!!
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This yarn is @bluemoonfiberarts Crackpaca, an alpaca, merino, silk blend that is so squishtastic!!
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The stitch markers are by @pitterpatterpolymer (pink boba) and @sugarplumcircus (rose gold dino), and the bag is by @earlgreyfibercompany .
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Come join me at @fibergallery today (open until 8pm!!) to grab your copy of Drive in Movie shawl!!
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Done up in two skeins of Sweet Georgia's Bulletproof Sock, it's a dream to work up!
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Exclusive to pick up in person during the LYS Tour (through Sunday!!). It will be available on Ravelry on Monday. 🥰
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